SB 6.12.25

SB 6.12.25

Devanagari

स तु वृत्रस्य परिघं करं च करभोपमम् । चिच्छेद युगपद्देवो वज्रेण शतपर्वणा ॥ २५ ॥

Verse text

sa tu vṛtrasya parighaṁ karaṁ ca karabhopamam ciccheda yugapad devo vajreṇa śata-parvaṇā

Synonyms

saḥ he (King Indra) ; tu however ; vṛtrasya of Vṛtrāsura ; parigham the iron club ; karam his hand ; ca and ; karabha upamam — as strong as the trunk of an elephant ; ciccheda cut to pieces ; yugapat simultaneously ; devaḥ Lord Indra ; vajreṇa with the thunderbolt ; śata parvaṇā — having one hundred joints .

Translation

With his thunderbolt named Śataparvan, Indra simultaneously cut to pieces Vṛtrāsura’s club and his remaining hand.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

With his thunderbolt made of Dadhīci’s bones, Indra simultaneously cut to pieces Vṛtrāsura's club and his remaining hand, which resembled an elephant’s trunk.